The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-23


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PnrADrIFufx. sept. Ia.-To-day, the
1ay fx>d for The opening Of the ceie-
brnriun OF Constitutional Centsnniai.
launci bright and clear after week Of
FOG. r. and threatening weather. The
streets we're crowded a an early hour
witA the hrn,.reds u thousands Of guests
= 10 have CONE 20 rar:icipats In o. wit
ness the ceremonies attending the celebra-
ton Visitors. military and firemen. have
hsen pourin< in AL day. The railroads
have been tax>i IN their utmost In accom-
iafiny the crowd which are nocking into
the city, Every hotel j. fled % OVER
Sowing. and some u the gussts spent last
night a. hest thcy cou'd in improv'sed
BIDS Every zach Of space was hiied with
~1ts and orh-r means Of Temporary re<s %
acconmo,tate tho overflow The lowest
>n,ca'ation places the number o. visitors
at tuo hundred thousand Nearly every
state and Territory Is represented The
builtinss q the cry. both public and pri-
vn-e. are profuseiy decorated with Mays
and buntins. and the city presents gala
appearance
Moth Broad street was almost impass-
able. 50 dcnss was the crowd that had
gathered in thu, thorouzhfare as early a.
seven O'Clock and the Ell Forts Of ths police
TO keep passage clear were almost fn-
tile This ma -nifzcent tn ,roa 5hfare had
been TRANSFORMED into an immense ampi-
theatrr BY the cosnbined efforts OF she car
pentrrs and decorators who had been
buSily engaged throughout the night
erecting and decorating stands on both
SIDES Of the street There Was
hardly q house along the whole
stree. that was not decorated with na-s
and bunsing- Many buildings displayed
heroic statues Of Columbia surrounded BY
liarS Of all nations. Odd Fellows Hall
had hammer across is front with the in
scrirtion: .-Spos Where Franklin Drew
Lfrhsnin- from the Clouds in I.52-v Busts
q Washington were rn0lnfsd in front Of
some houses. decorated with the National
emblem The crush on some Of the stands
w.s 20 great that several women tainted
Three triumphai arches span Broadway
and Chestnut street. The principal one Is
erected in front % the Lafayette Hotel.
almost Opposite the main reviewing stand.
which will be occupied by the President
and his PARTY on their arrival The other
r~o arches are about thirty-five feet high
On the summit OK one are brsts OF Wash
inrrcn. Lincoln. Grant and Cleveland
The decorations that attract more than
passing interest are those on the buildings
q the Young Mems Democratic Assccia-
tien. the Adams Express Company. the
Lafayette Hotel. the Union League. the
Carho'ic Club. the ST. George Hotel and
ths newly organized Art Club
Th-scene 1T the grand stand opposite
the Union League club house ON Broad
street was beautiful one The stands on
the other side Of the street were filed
with people. and the gay colors worn BY
the ladies' and children lent additional
beauty 20 the scene
AT 10sz5 q m = telegram flashed over
the temporary telegraph line constructed
along the route OF the procession an
n0uncing that the parade had started.
Just 1t that moment Governor Beaver
rode BY in his carriage and was heartily
cheered-
About eleven O'Clock the distinguished
Sue<ts,khs Governors foreign ministers
and Others. began % pour into their as
signed Places A the different Governors
in passing 70 their places were recognized
they were heartily appianded- The Con-
s<;tutionat Centennial Commission was
officially represented BY Hon. John A.
Kasson. pres enr- Hon. Amos A. Little,
chairman Of the executive committee;
Hampton l. Carson, secretary: =. c. c.
Brewster. Jr-, corresponding secretary,
ard Assistant Secretary Black, who occu-
pied seats On the front Of the grand stand.
Section A. the Centennial portion o. the
stand. wa< reserved for the Governors Of
the states with their stats Among the
! Governors present werc- Sawyer Of New
\ Hampshire. Bigxs Of Delaware. Green Of
Jersey. Larrabee Of Iowa. Gordon d
Georgia. Beaver % Pennsylvania. Hughes
Of Arkansas. I0uisbury Of Connecticut,
4 Buckner % Kentucky. Thayer Of Nebras-
IA Penngyer Of Oregon Richardson Of
South Carolina. Wilson Of West Virginia
scales o. North Carolina, Foraker q
Ohio and Lee Of Virginia On this
stand were also Senators and Repre-
<enfafives II Congress. and thirty-thre<
Commissioners from the various State,
ard Territories, the diplomatic corps, thu
foreign consuls and invited guests.
Section b was occupied BY the distin'
gui<hed visitors representing the various
religious denominations and politica
PARTIES
There were three sections in the CRANE
.. stand, the estimated seating capacity o
xhich uas four thousand
~ Two tiers os boxes have been erected il
front Of the Bellevue Hotel directly op
posits the stand These are beautifully
I Decorated
The civic and industrial parade. Illus
trating the advancement Of indu<tria
arts and sciences during the century
eSIipsei any thing Of the kind ever known
Feoass 20 the number n three hrndret
each bearing . Representation Of some pal
ticn,ar branch 81 Industry, were in lin
D together with one hundred and nifty band
: II music. tueI-e thousand men and thrs
: thouzsnd horses
. The men in line We'd with each other
. presenting handsome appearance III
K uniforms were AL new and the mnrchsr
! itself was 4 marvel of excelience. Wh'
: the col0red hod-carrierss union pass
4 Governor Beavers balcony, their bar
v struck up aHail 70 the Chief,- and We
= roundly cheered BY the crowd Govern
. Beaver bowed his acknowledgment Of
\ compliment from bis coIored friends
T. A dee Of ~ enormous proportions Oft
u industrial parade may BE- gained from :
t, fact that II half past two o'clock seven
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